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The Effects of Sexual Harassment |
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Students/K-12
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Percent Females
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Percent Males
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| Educational |
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| Not wanting to go to school |
33
|
12
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| Not wanting to talk as much in class |
32
|
13
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| Finding it hard to pay attention in school |
28
|
13
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| Staying home from school or cutting class |
24
|
7
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| Making a lower grade on a test or paper |
23
|
9
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| Finding it hard to study |
22
|
9
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| Making a lower grade in class |
20
|
6
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| Thinking about changing schools |
18
|
6
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| Doubting whether you have what it takes to graduate from high school |
5
|
4
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| Emotional |
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| Feeling embarassed |
64
|
36
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| Feeling self-conscious |
52
|
21
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| Being less sure of yourself or less confident |
43
|
14
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| Feeling afraid or scared |
39
|
8
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| Doubting whether you can have a happy romantic relationship |
30
|
12
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| Feeling confused about who you are |
25
|
9
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| Feeling less popular |
18
|
13
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| Feeling more popular |
8
|
16
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| Behavioral |
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| Avoiding the person who bothered/harassed you |
69
|
27
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| Staying away from particular places in school or on the school grounds |
34
|
12
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| Changing your seat in class to get farther away from someone |
31
|
12
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| Stopping attending a particular activity or sport |
17
|
6
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| Changing your group of friends |
14
|
6
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| Changing the way you come home from school |
14
|
6
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Source: AAUW (June, 1993). Hostile Hallways: The AAUW Survey on Sexual Harassement in America's Schools. Washington, D.C.: AAUW Educational Foundation, pp. 15-18.
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